“Before a problem can be solved, it must be carefully defined and clearly acknowledged” (Moreland, pg. 109). I think the most challenging part of my life is addressing that there is a problem. In today’s world, it is so easy to live in self-denial. I spent half of my high school career in denial that I had a problem, and that it needed to be solved. Prior to my junior year of high school, I didn’t know or really desire to even know Jesus Christ. Addressing and acknowledging that not knowing Jesus was a problem was the first step to solving that problem. The same goes for our intellectual lives with Jesus. Today’s society lives in a world where we look to please ourselves with temporary, unsubstantial things. We look only to satisfy our immediate
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99). He then goes on to talk about how our intellectual life with God requires that same sort of self-denial and dedication. This allows us to be a part of something larger, that helps grow us to be more spiritually powerful and productive in the kingdom of God (Moreland, pg. 99-100). I think that this is truly a key point. As Christians we spend so much time focused on the emotional aspect of Christianity. We strive to find ways that fill our emotional being. We have made Christianity about self-interest. How can following God help us? How can having a relationship help us? How will doing this in the name of the Kingdom make us feel? We spend very little time focused on how we can seek to live for others (Moreland, pg. 100). Moreland discusses how we must recapture our intellectual heritage (pg. 101). “....if we are to present to our brothers and sisters… a version of Christianity rich and deep enough to challenge the dehumanizing structures and habits of thought of a society gone mad” (pg. …show more content…
Today’s society pushes us to make Christianity (among other things) more about feeling and less about intellectualism. In fact, often times being intellectual is frowned upon in the Church. We, as the Church, focus on how Christianity makes us feel. That’s why in order to become an intellectual Christian thinker, you have to make it a habit to constantly be developing your mind. Moreland states in Chapter 5 of his book, “a carefully developed mind is a crucial part of part of a well-ordered soul” (pg. 120). It is hard to get into the habit of studying the Bible in an intellectual way. We have been trained not to look at Christianity as a way to build ourselves intellectually. Prior to taking Introduction to Worldviews, I never looked at learning and exercising my mind as something that could be a sign of worship. Prior to taking classes at Lincoln Christian University, I never realize that reading and learning could be viewed as ways of worship. At LCU I am encouraged to learn more about the world around me. I am encouraged to view expanding my mind as an act of worship. However, when you aren’t trained to view learning as an act of worship, it can be hard to get into the habit of wanting to learn more and wanting to dig deeper. Moreland says that you must make it a priority in your life to fill your intellectually for God (pg 120). Moreland states “you must order your general lifestyle in such a way that a
99). He then goes on to talk about how our intellectual life with God requires that same sort of self-denial and dedication. This allows us to be a part of something larger, that helps grow us to be more spiritually powerful and productive in the kingdom of God (Moreland, pg. 99-100). I think that this is truly a key point. As Christians we spend so much time focused on the emotional aspect of Christianity. We strive to find ways that fill our emotional being. We have made Christianity about self-interest. How can following God help us? How can having a relationship help us? How will doing this in the name of the Kingdom make us feel? We spend very little time focused on how we can seek to live for others (Moreland, pg. 100). Moreland discusses how we must recapture our intellectual heritage (pg. 101). “....if we are to present to our brothers and sisters… a version of Christianity rich and deep enough to challenge the dehumanizing structures and habits of thought of a society gone mad” (pg. …show more content…
Today’s society pushes us to make Christianity (among other things) more about feeling and less about intellectualism. In fact, often times being intellectual is frowned upon in the Church. We, as the Church, focus on how Christianity makes us feel. That’s why in order to become an intellectual Christian thinker, you have to make it a habit to constantly be developing your mind. Moreland states in Chapter 5 of his book, “a carefully developed mind is a crucial part of part of a well-ordered soul” (pg. 120). It is hard to get into the habit of studying the Bible in an intellectual way. We have been trained not to look at Christianity as a way to build ourselves intellectually. Prior to taking Introduction to Worldviews, I never looked at learning and exercising my mind as something that could be a sign of worship. Prior to taking classes at Lincoln Christian University, I never realize that reading and learning could be viewed as ways of worship. At LCU I am encouraged to learn more about the world around me. I am encouraged to view expanding my mind as an act of worship. However, when you aren’t trained to view learning as an act of worship, it can be hard to get into the habit of wanting to learn more and wanting to dig deeper. Moreland says that you must make it a priority in your life to fill your intellectually for God (pg 120). Moreland states “you must order your general lifestyle in such a way that a